Today was a special day PS56 Staten Island. We welcomed veterans from ALL branches of the military to speak to our children about civics & community service. Ty Mike Reilly and the service men & women for today! 🇺🇸 💙💚 #OurHeroes Dr. Marion Wilson Christine Chavez CSD31StatenIsland NYC Public Schools

🤔 #Students can only be expected to achieve a goal if they know what the goal is, if they have sense of ownership of it, and if it's relevant to them. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Educators #UDL #TeacherClarity #TeacherTwitter

We can’t wait to have you on December 8th! 💙💚 PS56 Staten Island

Our fourth graders PS56 Staten Island took a virtual trip with Google to learn all about Artificial Intelligence through Google Translate, #DrawIt and #AutoDraw 💙💚 Dr. Marion Wilson Christine Chavez @D31DSPalton CSD31StatenIsland NYC Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos Julie Maltese Marvinney #STR2EAM

Thank you Brian Murphy Junior Achievement of Northeastern NY G Battista for your partnership and for teaching our students in grades 3-5 #FinancialLiteracy 💚💙+💜🤍Dr. Marion Wilson Christine Chavez @D31DSPalton CSD31StatenIsland Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos NYC Public Schools

Our PS56 Staten Island first graders gave back to the community by performing for the seniors at the Great Kills Friendship Club! So proud of them! 💚💙Dr. Marion Wilson Christine Chavez @D31DSPalton CSD31StatenIsland silive.com/parents/2023/1…

Today, we welcomed #STR2EAM Ts from across CSD31StatenIsland along with #21stCenturyEd. Ts engaged in real-world design challenges and got to see what’s STR2EAM and 21st century learning looks like PS56 Staten Island 💙💚 Dr. Marion Wilson Christine Chavez @D31DSPalton NYC Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos

Our PS56 Staten Island #MSK girls led today’s assembly on the #HabitsofMind and did an amazing job! Kudos to them! 💙💚. Ty Libby for all you do!

Today PS56 Staten Island wore 💙 & 💛 to support the DeCristoforo family 🙏. We held a pretzel sale and raised over $1,700 for the family as well as Rory’s school #R373 💙💚. #LoveandSupport Dr. Marion Wilson Christine Chavez @D31DSPalton NYC Public Schools CSD31StatenIsland

Thai week PS56 Staten Island welcomed our biggest feeder Totten I.S. 34 to discuss expectations of middle school. Our 5th graders learned so much and asked some great questions! Ty for your continued partnership john boyle 💙💚+💙💛 Dr. Marion Wilson Christine Chavez @D31DSPalton CSD31StatenIsland

Last week, our PS56 Staten Island Ss embarked on the #GreatKindnessChallenge! We ended the week with a pep rally and chanted #PS56NoPlaceforHate! 💙💚 Dr. Marion Wilson Christine Chavez @D31DSPalton CSD31StatenIsland NYC Public Schools

#WorldReadAloudDay 📖 was a huge success PS56 Staten Island! Our guest readers engaged students with books and activities including a focus on #LunarNewYear and #BlackHistory 💙💚 Dr. Marion Wilson Christine Chavez @D31DSPalton CSD31StatenIsland NYC Public Schools

It has been two years since the tragic passing of Mr. Carollo. Today we honored his life and legacy he has left PS56 Staten Island. We will always remember to #livelikephil 💚💙Dr. Marion Wilson Christine Chavez @D31DSPalton CSD31StatenIsland

4th grade was #reimaginingthestudentexperience as they worked in partnerships, collected data, and drew line plots using chalk! 💚💙 Dr. Marion Wilson Christine Chavez @D31DSPalton CSD31StatenIsland PS56 Staten Island NYC Public Schools

Last week PS56 Staten Island hosted Special Ed Liaisons from across CSD31StatenIsland. We shared our focus around #MTSS reading structures and infusing #STR2EAM into classrooms via AI 💚💙 Dr. Marion Wilson Christine Chavez @D31DSPalton NYC Public Schools

Proud of our PS56 Staten Island Student Council! They wrote letters to our local politicians and received a letter from Staten Island Borough President Vito J. Fossella allocating $150,000 for bathroom upgrades and new Smart boards from Joe Borelli! 💚💙#StudentVoice Dr. Marion Wilson Christine Chavez CSD31StatenIsland NYC Public Schools

We are so proud of PS56 Staten Island’s own Benson for winning the Doodle for Google challenge for all of NYS. He is competing against winners from other states. Please vote! He is listed with grades 4-5 (New York). 💙💚 doodles.google.com/intl/root/d4g/ Dr. Marion Wilson CSD31StatenIsland NYC Public Schools

Today we held our 2nd annual World Day for Cultural Diversity PS56 Staten Island. Ss shared traditional foods and clothing via a fashion show from their native countries! 💚💙 Dr. Marion Wilson Christine Chavez @D31DSPalton CSD31StatenIsland NYC Public Schools

On Friday, we welcomed Eric Sheninger to PS56 Staten Island. Our Ts dug deep into personalized learning through #MTSS, the importance of clarity, goal setting, and Ss managing their own progress! Learned some new #AI tools too!💙💚 Dr. Marion Wilson Christine Chavez @D31DSPalton CSD31StatenIsland